Russian Grand Prix – McLaren drivers Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button both wish to put a difficult Japanese Grand Prix behind them after failing to score at Honda's home race. The Japanese Grand Prix exposed the straight-line weaknesses of the McLaren-Honda team, meaning they fell short of the points and lead to public mid-race radio complaints from Alonso. Speaking ahead of the Russian Grand Prix, however, Alonso was keen to move on from the previous event, but he believes that two long straights would highlight their weaknesses once more: “Suzuka was clearly a challenging race for us, but the support of the fans was incredible and we were still able to take some positives from...
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